🔴 Live | Crisis in Ecuador: Police confirm at least 10 deaths due to wave of violence, including two uniformed officers

Ecuador is experiencing moments of crisis after a violent takeover of that country’s TC channel was recorded on Tuesday, January 9. Similarly, a few minutes later, the capture of the University of Guayaquil was reported.

These events occurred on the second day of a state of emergency declared by that country’s President Daniel Ngoboa. After riots broke out in some national prisons in the last few hours.

Ecuadorian police confirmed that at least 10 people died due to violence by drug trafficking groups in Ecuador.

A local police chief told a press conference that “eight people were killed” and three were injured in Guayaquil (south-west) as a result of a series of attacks.

Ecuadorian police confirmed the rescue of three uniformed officers kidnapped in Machala after being held hostage by criminals for several hours.

The authorities managed to arrest at least 10 people who were allegedly involved in this criminal action.

The United States State Department declared itself “extremely concerned” on Tuesday about drug-trafficking-related violence in Ecuador.

“Extremely concerned about the violence and kidnappings in Ecuador today,” Brian Nichols, head of US diplomacy for Latin America, wrote on social networks that the North American country indicated it was ready to provide assistance to help control the insecurity crisis.

Jaime Vela, head of the Joint Command of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces, assured that each terrorist group that was named in the decree with which Noboa declared internal armed conflict became a military objective.

,From this moment, each terrorist group identified in the above order becomes a military objective. (…) We are not going to back down or negotiate. Well, justice and order cannot seek permission or bow its head before terrorists,” he said.

According to information received from the agency Europa Press, At least eight people died in the violent situations that occurred this Tuesday in the city of Guayaquil.

People have died in separate incidents in different parts of the city, the police force said in a press conference held with the city’s mayor, Aquiles Alvarez. Additionally, authorities managed to arrest 14 people suspected of taking part in the violent incidents.

Following the wave of violence that occurred this Tuesday, especially in the cities of Quito and Guayaquil, where numerous crimes instilled fear among citizens, President Daniel Noboa convened a Security Council to evaluate the delicate situation.

Communications Secretary Roberto Izurieta reported that President Noboa signed a decree through which he has mobilized the armed forces to guarantee territorial sovereignty. In addition, through which he convened an extraordinary State Security Council that brings together representatives of the three powers. It is expected that statements will be given to the press at the end of the meeting.

Police confirmed that it was an act of “terrorism” and that 13 people, apparently from the Los Tiguerones group, were captured inside the TC television channel.

This was the moment Ecuadorian police caught the criminals inside a TC television set.